Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. New Living Translation If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget how to play the harp. English Standard Version If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill! Berean Standard Bible If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function. King James Bible If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. New King James Version If I forget you, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget its skill! New American Standard Bible If I forget you, Jerusalem, May my right hand forget its skill. NASB 1995 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, May my right hand forget her skill. NASB 1977 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, May my right hand forget her skill. Legacy Standard Bible If I forget you, O Jerusalem, May my right hand forget her skill. Amplified Bible If I forget you, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget [her skill with the harp]. Christian Standard Bible If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. Holman Christian Standard Bible If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. American Standard Version If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget her skill. Contemporary English Version Jerusalem, if I forget you, let my right hand go limp. English Revised Version If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. GOD'S WORD® Translation If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [how to play the lyre]. Good News Translation May I never be able to play the harp again if I forget you, Jerusalem! International Standard Version If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function. Majority Standard Bible If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function. NET Bible If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand be crippled! New Heart English Bible If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten. Webster's Bible Translation If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her skill. World English Bible If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIf I forget you, O Jerusalem, my right hand forgets! Young's Literal Translation If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, my right hand forgetteth! Smith's Literal Translation If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, my right hand shall be forgotten. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget. New Revised Standard Version If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIf I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated If I forget you, oh, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget me! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget her cunning. Brenton Septuagint Translation If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill. Audio Bible Context By the Rivers of Babylon…4How can we sing a song of the LORD in a foreign land? 5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function. 6May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!… Cross References Isaiah 49:15-16 “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you! / Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me. Nehemiah 1:8-9 Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, / but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’ Jeremiah 51:50 You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.” Lamentations 5:1 Remember, O LORD, what has happened to us. Look and see our disgrace! Ezekiel 3:17 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me. 2 Chronicles 6:6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’ Zechariah 2:12 And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem. 1 Kings 11:36 I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name. 2 Samuel 5:7 Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David). Isaiah 62:6-7 On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves, / nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth. Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! Luke 19:41-44 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... John 4:20-24 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.” / “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. / You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. ... Romans 9:1-5 I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit. / I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. / For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood, ... Hebrews 12:22 Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels Treasury of Scripture If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. I forget Psalm 84:1,2,10 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! … Psalm 102:13,14 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come… Psalm 122:5-9 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David… let my right Zechariah 11:17 Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened. Jump to Previous Cunning Forget Forgetteth Hand Jerusalem Memory Right Skill WitherJump to Next Cunning Forget Forgetteth Hand Jerusalem Memory Right Skill WitherPsalm 137 1. The constancy of the Jews in captivity7. The prophet curses Edom and Babel If I forget you The phrase "If I forget you" is a solemn vow, expressing the deep emotional and spiritual connection the psalmist has with Jerusalem. In Hebrew, the word for "forget" is "שָׁכַח" (shakach), which implies not just a lapse in memory but a willful neglect or abandonment. This highlights the importance of Jerusalem as not just a physical city but a symbol of God's presence and promises. The psalmist's commitment to remember Jerusalem reflects a broader call for believers to remain steadfast in their faith and devotion to God, even in times of exile or hardship. O Jerusalem may my right hand forget its skill Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifאִֽם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not I forget you, אֶשְׁכָּחֵ֥ךְ (’eš·kā·ḥêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention O Jerusalem, יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel may my right hand יְמִינִֽי׃ (yə·mî·nî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3225: The right hand, side, the south cease to function. תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח (tiš·kaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention Links Psalm 137:5 NIVPsalm 137:5 NLT Psalm 137:5 ESV Psalm 137:5 NASB Psalm 137:5 KJV Psalm 137:5 BibleApps.com Psalm 137:5 Biblia Paralela Psalm 137:5 Chinese Bible Psalm 137:5 French Bible Psalm 137:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 137:5 If I forget you Jerusalem let my (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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